“I am deeply concerned at the persisting social exclusion and discrimination Travellers are confronted with in Ireland”, said the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks today, concluding a three-day visit to the country. With Travellers having been affected in a gravely disproportionate manner by budget cuts as a result of austerity, the Commissioner emphasized the...

[06/12/2012 10:00] "Several changes in the system for human rights protection are planned or under way in Ireland. The authorities should use this opportunity to strengthen this system and make it more compliant with international standards" said today Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, publishing three letters addressed to the Ministers for Justice, Social...

Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence of Ireland, Mr Alan Shatter CommDH(2012)35 / 6 December 2012 Reply from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence of Ireland, Mr Alan Shatter, to Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights / 6 December 2012

Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, to the Minister for Social Protection of Ireland, Ms Joan BURTON CommDH(2012)37 / 6 December 2012 Reply from the Minister for Social Protection of Ireland, Ms Joan Burton, to Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights CommDH/GovRep(2012)9 / 6 December 2012

Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, to the Minister of State with special responsibility for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People of Ireland, Ms Kathleen Lynch CommDH(2012)36 / 6 December 2012 Reply from Ms Kathleen Lynch, Minister of State with special responsibility for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People of...

[22/09/10 09:30] The asylum procedures of European countries are still flawed � they need to be improved and better harmonised. One of the necessary reforms is to overhaul the dysfunctional so-called Dublin Regulation within the European Union. Under the Dublin system, the responsibility for examining asylum applications is shouldered by the EU border states, through which most asylum seekers...

[30/11/07 13:00] The Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, has concluded today a five-day high-level official visit to Ireland, where he assessed a broad range of human rights issues, focusing mainly on children's rights, juvenile justice, migrants' and women's rights, treatment of asylum seekers and the situation of Travellers. During the visit, the Commissioner visited various...

Strasbourg, 23.11.2007 – Children's rights, juvenile justice and migrants' rights as well as measures against discrimination will be some of the main topics that the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, will assess during his five-day high-level official visit to Ireland starting on Monday 26 November. Mr Hammarberg's agenda will also cover a broader range of...